20SC717- McBride v. People

Summary

The court held that the tail-lamp statute imposes liability only when a vehicle’s lamps fail to emit a red light plainly visible from 500 feet to the rear; it does not require the lamps to emit only red light. The court further held that the prosecution presented insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find that McBride’s lamps failed that visibility requirement. It reversed the court of appeals’ judgment and remanded for further proceedings.